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Patented Nov. 1, 1932 PATEN'E OFFICE PAUL SGRWEITZEE, OF STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA TABLE Application filed July 18,

The invention relates to tables.

The objects of the invention are to provlde a table, which has stability whenin use and is simple in construction, so it can be man-- ufactured at a low cost; which can be easily assembled so it can be transported or stored when folded or knocked down which has leg-structures formed of bent strips of metal with integral members which will rlgldly support the table top; and which comprises bent metal leg structures whlch can be easily and securely locked together and to the top. Other objects will appear from the descrlption.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and moreparticularly defined by claims at the concluslon hereof.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective of the table top. Fig. 2 1s a perspective of the supporting structure or frame for the top. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the table. top and supporting structure assembled for use. Fig. 4 is a section on line H of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 3. Fi 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 3.

he invention is exemplified in a. table comprising a top a which may be made of any suitablematerial and shape or size,and a supporting frame or structure which comprises a series of leg structures 5 and a connecting socket 0. Each structure 6 consists of a solid or'tubular strip or bar of metal' stock bent to form a horizontally extending top member b adapted to underlie the table top a, a vertically extending or legmember 6 and a brace member 6 extending upwardly and inwardly from the lower end of leg-member 6 A round bend 5* between members 6 6 forms a foot for each leg structure. The top and brace members of each structure terminate adjacent the center of the table top so they may be detachably connected together by a socket 0. Said socket constitutes a connecting device for the inner ends of the leg structures adjacent the top of the supporting structure and beneath the table top. The inner end of each top member b is seated in a notch c in the upper end of socket c, and has a curved elbow b swinging of the legs in the socket.

1931. Serial No. 551,656.

'to form a detachable interlock between said member and the socket which prevents lateral The inner and upper ends of each brace-bar 5 extend across and fit in a notch 0 formed in the lower end of socket 0 and are formed with an elbow I) and an upturned terminal, 6

which fits in the lower portion of one of the grooves c in the socket to form an interlock between the, member and the socket which prevents lateral swinging of said members. The inherent resiliency or elasticity of the strips forming the leg structures permits the inner ends of members 6, b to be sprung into and detached from the socket. These leg structures function, in effect, as triangular structures with their apices serving as feet to rigidly support the table top. These structures are each formed of a single strip of metal which can be easily bent and manufactured at a low cost. They can be shipped or stored before they are assembled with the socket, and can be easily assembled for use. If desired, members I), b of two oppositely disposed leg structures can be sprung out of the notches c, c and swung laterally to rest on the upper and lower edges of the socket and into substantiallyparallel relation with theother leg-structures, so the entire supporting structure can be stored in a small space. v

Theleg structures are locked in the socket and to the top with the socket by a single bolt (Z. Aplate (Z, which. is secured to the underside of top a, has a conical stud d adapted to bear on the elbows b of members b and a female screw (Z for the upper end of bolt (Z. A conical washer cl around the bolt (Z is adapted to engage the elbows b on members 6 A head l is provided on the lower end of bolt (Z so it can be turned to jamb the socket and leg-structures between the conical stud (Z and conical washer d. As the bolt is tightened, the stud and washer are drawn together and will spread the elbows of members I) and b in the socket, and will also clamp said member in the notches 0' and 0 to firmly hold the leg-structures in the socket, and rigidly secure the top on the leg-structures and to the socket. A pair of spaced angle-plates e is secured to the underside of the top a for each member I). These plates engage the sides of the outer ends of said members and hold them against lateral movement relatively to the rigid top, so the top will serve to prevent lateral vibration or movement of the outer portions of the leg structures.

The invention exemplifies a table with bent metal supporting or leg structures which will rigidly support the table top, can be easily assembled for use and disassembled for trans portation or storage; also a simple and efficient device for locking the leg-structures in a central socket and locking the top to said structures.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, centrally disposed means for connecting the inner ends of the top and the brace members, and a table top over the top members of the leg-structures.

2. In a table, the combination of a series of legstructures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a centrally disposed connecting device to which the inner ends of the top and the brace members are detachably connected, a table top over the top members of the legstructures, and devices between the outer portions of the top members and the underside of the table top to detachably secure said portions against lateral movement.

3. In a table, the combination of a series of substantially triangular leg structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top member, means for centrally and rigidly connecting the inner ends of the top and the brace members, and a table top over the top members of the v leg-structures.

of leg structures, each-consisting of a bent.

strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and

top members, a central socket for connecting the inner ends of the top and the brace members, a table top on the top members of the leg-structures, and means for locking the top to the socket.

6. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a socket into which the inner ends of the top and the brace members are extended, and with which said ends are locked against lateral movement, a table top on the top members of the leg-structures, and means for locking the top to the socket.

7 In a table, thecombination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central connecting device provided with means to receive the inner ends of the top and the brace members, the leg structures being yieldable so they can be sprung into the connecting device, and a table top on the top members of the structures.

8. In a table, the combination of a series of leg structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central connecting device, provided with means to interlock with the inner ends of the top and the brace members, the leg structures being yieldable so they can be sprung into the connecting device, and a table top on the top members ofthe structures.

9. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top I members, a central connecting device provided with means to interlock with the inner ends of the top and the brace members, the leg structures being yieldable so they can be sprung into the connecting device, a table top on the top members of the structures, and devices on the table top for holding the outer portion of the structures against lateral movement.

.10. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central connecting'device into which the inner ends of the top and the brace members extend, a tabletop on the top members of the structures, and means for clamping said inner ends and the top to said de vice.

11. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central socket for centrally connecting the inner ends of the top and the brace-members, the top and brace members of the leg-structures being extended into the socket, a table-top on the top members, and a single device for clamping the ends of the top and brace members in the socket and locking the table top to the socket and on the leg structures.

12. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each formed of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central socket provided with means to receive the inner ends of the top and the brace members, the top and brace members of the leg-structures being extended into the socket, a table-top on the top members, and a device comprising conoidal members for clamping the ends of the top and brace members in the socket.

13. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central socket, the inner ends of the top and the brace members being extended into and interlocked with the socket, a table-top on the top members, clamping members extending through the socket and engaging the ends of the top and brace members in the socket, a bolt connected to the table top and adapted to draw said clamping members together.

14. In a table, the combination of a series of leg-structures, each consisting of a bent strip of metal with integral leg, brace, and top members, a central socket, the inner ends of the top and the brace members being extended into and interlocked with the socket, a. table-top on the top members, conoidal clamping members extending through the socket, and engaging the ends of the top and brace members in the socket, a bolt connected to the table top and adapted to draw said clamping members together.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 2d day of July, 1931.

PAUL SOHWEITZER. 

